With winter around the corner for half the world, it's time to start thinking about getting…
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9. Up Your Headphones' Game with Industrial Earmuffs

Got some janky headphones lying around? This project won't make them any less so, but they will turn them into a pair of intense cans that will shield you from all outside noise. All you need is a pair of $20 earmuffs from a home improvement store and the willingness to tear apart your old headphones. If you're more of an earbud user, you can improve their noise isolation with a few foam earplugs.

We've featured a few ways to make your own iPad or tablet stylus, but they're either…
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6. Watch Over-the-Air TV Through a Disposable Pie Tin

There are some fantastic TV antennas out there, but why drop money on something pretty when you can make something heinously ugly that works just as well? (Okay, I think I just answered my own question). If you don't care too much about looks and you want to get rid of cable, you can make a perfectly functional TV antenna out of nothing but a disposable pie tin. It's cheap as heck, ugly as sin, and it works shockingly well.

We've shown you good looking DIY HD antennas and not so good looking ones, but this one, made…
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5. Organize Your Cables with Toilet Paper Tubes

It's amazing how quickly one can amass extra cables in this day and age, but thankfully, you can keep them organized and tangle-free with leftover toilet paper tubes. Despite how ridiculous it sounds (and looks), this little organizer is actually pretty clever. After all, it's not like you're going to have it out in the open for everyone to see—you just need somewhere to store those old component and mini-USB cables you don't use anymore.

You were introduced to wet shaving and decided that was the route for you but your razor and brush…
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3. Boost Your Wi-Fi with Aluminum Foil

Nothing's more tiring than getting one bar of Wi-Fi at the other end of your house, but luckily, there's an ugly solution just waiting for you to try it out. The DIY "Windsurfer" extender is a simple parabola that you can put together with some paper and tin foil, and it works remarkably well at extending your Wi-Fi signal. Alternatively, you can use an old beer can, if you're looking for something that says "I love janky life hacks and I drink a lot of crappy beer."

If you happen to have an old can of soda or beer lying around the house and you're struggling…
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2. Mount Your Phone in Your Car with a Binder Clip

Most smartphones have solid turn-by-turn navigation on them these days, but it seems stupid to pay $40 for a car dock, especially when it only fits your current phone. For only $3, you can put together an insanely functional car dock from a binder clip, a rubber band, and some yarn. Nothing says janky like office supplies you bent with a pair of pliers, but this is still the best DIY car dock we've seen yet. Be sure to check out all the other things you can make with binder clips, too.